About Us

The Razzano Academy

Razzano Academy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu opened in September, 2007 as a Bruce Shepherd Affiliate school. The academy is run by Dax Razzano who teaches, trains and competes in BJJ. Dax holds a black belt under Bruce Shepherd in Evansville IN, a fourth degree black belt representative of Marcelo Fierrera. Dax also holds a black belt in Judo.

Recent News

for more recent news and events, check out our blog, http://octopusbjj.blogspot.com

-March 5,6,7 2009 -- Marcelo Ferreira Seminar, The Jiu Jitsu Academy, Evansville. Eight people from the Razzano Academy participated and were promoted:

Dax and Jeff- Brown belt, Thomas- Purple belt, Shawn- 2 stripes on his Blue belt,Dan,Erick,Butter,Med Ryan all got their Blue belts. Congrats guys!

Oct 24th, 2008 -- MMA-Ximum Contact, Bloomington SportsPlex. Several fighters from the Razzano Academy fought:

Good job Ron,Andy,Joe,Zach,Garrett,Andrew!

Oct 18, 2008 -- Super E.G.O. ,Franklin IN. Way to go Guys! Thanks to everyone who came to support those fighting too!

Shawn: Gold
Tad: Silver
Luke: Bronze
Little Ryan: Bronze
Thomas: Bronze
(check out the videos of the fights on our Media web page)

October 1, 2008 -- Official opening of our New Location at 500 South Morton.

We had a "pre-opening" last night, by having a rolling-only class. Enough room to have 10-12 rolling at a time. The number of classes taught has gone from 8 to 13!

October 13, 2008 -- Jean Jacques Machado Seminar -

Great seminar down at the The Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Evansville. Thanks to Bruce Shepherd for sponsoring it. According to those in attendance, it was was an awesume seminar: Dax, Jeff, Luke, Claudio, Tad, Mark. Those of us not in attendance got a glimpse by techniques incorported into subsequent classes.

September 6, 2008 -- GCEF VIII : September Showdown Warsaw, IN

Luke Taylor fought Darron Morse, a Pedro Sauer bjj fighter (and leg-lock specialist) from KY. Luke won by TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut) 5:00 in the 2nd round, and in doing so, retained the GCEF VIII Welterweight title. Way to go Luke! The fight is posted on YouTube and is worth the watch!

June 14, 2008 -- Hoosier Open - Congrats to everyone who competed. Great Job!

March 2008 -- Bruce Sheperd Promotion Seminar - Congrats to all those promoted!